title: Local anesthetics for skin grafting and local flaps.
abstract: In plastic surgery, there are many procedures that can be performed using local instead of general anesthesia. Not only can this help mitigate health care costs, but precious operating-room resources can also be directed to areas of greater need. Common procedures that can be performed under local anesthetics include skin grafts and local flaps. However, as not all patients are suitable for local anesthesia, careful patient selection is necessary to maintain the standard of care. This article describes the detailed surgical approach to using local anesthetics for skin grafts and local flaps.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L8, Canada.
authors.forename: Hana
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Farhangkhoee
authors.forename: Eric Yu Kit
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Achilleas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thoma
mesh_terms: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local
keywords: Health care cost; Local anesthetics; Local skin flaps; Skin flaps